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He added: “Theresa May is still trying to push a deal through Parliament which her own economic analysis has shown will cost people jobs and hurt the economy.”

May said the UK faces a moment of “profound challenge” as she urged MPs to get behind her deal in a Commons vote that is widely expected to be held on January 15.

She claimed there would not be another delay in holding the “meaningful vote”. But May refused to rule out returning to the Commons “again and again and again” if she loses the first time, as is widely expected.

Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, the PM would not commit to respecting the will of Parliament if the deal is blocked.

Marr asked May: “Is this vote it? Is it the only chance MPs will get to support or oppose your deal or will you come back again and again and again if you lose the first time?”

The PM replied: “I don’t think anybody can say exactly what will happen in terms of the reaction we will see in Parliament.”

May said no alternative plan was able to respect the 2016 referendum result. But she offered nothing new in concessions or changes to bring rebel Tory MPs or DUP MPs on board.

She accused Labour of “playing politics” by opposing any deal to create “the greatest chaos” possible and warned calls for a second referendum on Brexit would damage trust in democracy.

May added: “There are some in Parliament who, despite voting in favour of holding the referendum, voting in favour of triggering Article 50 and standing on manifestos committed to delivering Brexit, now want to stop us leaving by holding another referendum.

“Others across the House of Commons are so focused on their particular vision of Brexit that they risk making a perfect ideal the enemy of a good deal.

“Both groups are motivated by what they think is best for the country. But both must realise the risks they are running with our democracy and the livelihoods of our ­constituents.”

May said the EU have “made clear that this is the deal that is on the table” and repeated her determination to get it through Parliament.

Theresa May is determined to get her Brexit deal through Parliament (Image: REUTERS)

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Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner said a Labour government could return to Brussels without May’s red lines on immigration and single market membership and get a better deal.

But Blackford went further, saying the PM had not moved an inch or listened to concerns across the political spectrum.

He said: “At the very least, the Prime Minister could have taken the opportunity to reassure people by ruling out a catastrophic no-deal Brexit.

“But the very fact that she appeared to casually downplay the seriousness of the situation with an uninspired attempt to re-brand a no-deal scenario was highly irresponsible.

“By delaying the inevitable defeat in the House of Commons, all she has done is waste precious time that could have been used to consider alternative, less damaging options.”

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi, a supporter of the People’s Vote campaign, said: “She was asked three times by Andrew Marr if she would respect the will of Parliament and three times she ducked the question.

“She knows her Brexit deal does not meet the promises made in the 2016 referendum. She knows it will leave our country poorer and with less control than we already have inside the EU.

“And she knows she could yet be forced to offer a People’s Vote. If MPs vote down this Brexit deal, the only way forward will be to let the public have the final say on Brexit.”